Klarinet Archive - Posting 000453.txt from 1996/06

From: "Fogle, Bill" <bill.fogle@-----.COM>
Subj: playing speed and breath technique
Date: Thu, 27 Jun 1996 19:55:05 -0400

One of the greatest problems I have as an amateur clarinet player
is playing slowly, or perhaps I should say "evenly." I imagine this
has much to do with my breathing technique (or lack of one). I'm
a good player with a tone that makes me very happy and an
altissimo that has promise. The thing I seem never to be able to
bring under control is my breath. It is hard for me to play slowly
and evenly. As my breath runs out, my playing becomes sloppy
and somewhat frantic. This disturbs me greatly because my musical
sensibility is offended. I'm also a pianist and I'm very attuned to
expression. ----Bill Fogle.